The thesis of creating a “Vatican of Tirana” for Bektashi Muslim believers continues to cause international resonance. The most prestigious media on the planet have published details immediately after Prime Minister Edi Rama’s interview with the New York Times where he launched the project for a “Bektashi State”. Subsequent statements by the head of government have also been in support of the plan, despite the skepticism that has been created within the country.
The tiny state will be the size of just 14 football fields and “aims to promote a version of Islam that is tolerant of dress and alcohol,” it writes. BalkanWeb.
Further, the article adds that the so-called "Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order" would become the smallest in the world if it were realized alongside other well-known states such as the Vatican, Monaco, San Marino, the Maldives, Malta, Liechtenstein, etc. Also, the article in "The Sun" states that "The Bektashi state will have its own government, passport and borders."Prime Minister Edi Rama himself has declared that the Bektashi State will not have an army, police, or courts, but will have an intelligence unit for security.
